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This two parted course aims to develop the students' practical analytical skills and economic problem solving abilities. The first section deals with mathematics in an economic setting. It should enable the student to apply mathematical problem solving techniques to relevant economic issues. Material covered includes differentiation, unconstrained and constrained optimisation, integration and matrix algebra. The second section is dedicated to statistical methods in economics. It seeks to introduce the students to a variety of statistical concepts, relating among others to probability and distributions. It systematically develops hypotheses testing and regression analysis to enable analysis of real world data.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Subject-specific intellectual skills, pertaining to your abilities in analysing and applying key ideas and concepts introduced within the course; and |
| Factual | Understand | Knowledge and understanding of the specific subject matter of the course; |
| Procedural | Apply | Demonstrate key practical and transferable skills pertaining to the continuing development of skills and abilities that can easily be drawn on in the contexts of future study and work. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 15 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Duration: 1 hour Written feedback on quizzes and tests. Models ansswers will in the mathematical section be made available on MyAberdeen. Students will be encouraged to request further oral feedback when needed. Oral feedback is given on the tutorial presentation. On a less formal basis, via verbal feedback during tutorial discussions, and after tutorial presentations. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | Subject-specific intellectual skills, pertaining to your abilities in analysing and applying key ideas and concepts introduced within the course; and |
| Factual | Understand | Knowledge and understanding of the specific subject matter of the course; |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Written feedback on quizzes and tests. Models ansswers will in the mathematical section be made available on MyAberdeen. Students will be encouraged to request further oral feedback when needed. Oral feedback is given on the tutorial presentation. On a less formal basis, via verbal feedback during tutorial discussions, and after tutorial presentations. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | Subject-specific intellectual skills, pertaining to your abilities in analysing and applying key ideas and concepts introduced within the course; and |
| Factual | Understand | Knowledge and understanding of the specific subject matter of the course; |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | ||||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Understand | Knowledge and understanding of the specific subject matter of the course; |
| Conceptual | Apply | Subject-specific intellectual skills, pertaining to your abilities in analysing and applying key ideas and concepts introduced within the course; and |
| Procedural | Apply | Demonstrate key practical and transferable skills pertaining to the continuing development of skills and abilities that can easily be drawn on in the contexts of future study and work. |
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